HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: March 16, 2026
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: Education Advisory Board
References: Agenda for April 9, 2026
Enclosures: List of members
The Education Advisory Board was created to function as a forum for dialogue among community -
based education stakeholders, City officials, and Miami -Dade County Public School District
representatives to identify needs, concerns, and opportunities for collaboration. The Board may be
presented with requests, by Miami -Dade County public schools located within the City of Miami for
official City support through funding, sponsorships regarding public events, public programming,
capital improvements, and other non -curriculum assistance.
The Board will also serve as a venue for issues requiring intergovernmental coordination, including
public facility conditions, safety concerns, and proposed capital projects and long-term capital plans
to facilitate timely communication, responsiveness, and advisory input by appropriate School District
and City personnel.
The Board shall consist of seven (7) voting members, who shall be City residents and must either:
have a child attending a Miami -Dade County Public School located within the City of Miami or
serve as a member of a Parent Teacher Advisory Board of a Miami -Dade County Public School
located within the City of Miami. In addition, there shall be one (1) non -voting member who must be
an employee of Miami -Dade County Public Schools.
Eight (8) appointments are required at this time.
• Mayor Eileen Higgins has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Damian Pardo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Rolando Escalona has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Christine King has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• City Manager James Reyes has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Miami -Dade County Public School Superintendent, or their designee, has one (1)
nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the April 9, 2026,
Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
c: ,Liaison
,Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator